Anyone Can Make a Difference Samantha Garza from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory shares her experiences from the AAS's Congressional Visits Day. https://ow.ly/Gbk250Z2RtA 📷 AAS members on Capitol Hill (15 April 2026) after a successful Congressional Visits Day. Left to right: Colin Hamill, Joey Fogt, Amanda Wasserman, Samantha Garza, and Margaret Ridder.
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The American Astronomical Society (AAS), established in 1899, is a major international organization of professional astronomers, astronomy educators, and amateur astronomers. Its membership of approximately 8,000 also includes physicists, geologists, engineers, and others whose interests lie within the broad spectrum of subjects now comprising the astronomical sciences. The mission of the AAS is to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe as a diverse and inclusive astronomical community, which it achieves through publishing, meetings, science advocacy, education and outreach, and training and professional development.
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🏆 AAS members Alexei V. Filippenko, Ken'ichi Nomoto, and Stanford Woosley are receiving the 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their decades-long studies of supernovae — exploding stars that have proven invaluable in understanding the composition and evolution of the universe. https://lnkd.in/e9-HNBU7
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🎥 New AAS Journals Author Series video! Madeline Lucey (University of Pennsylvania) & Cecilia Mateu (Universidad de la República Iguá) map the Milky Way’s RR Lyrae stars in 3D, revealing new details about the structure and shape of the Galaxy’s inner and outer halo. https://lnkd.in/epv_xg6z The goal of this series is to connect authors with their article, their human story, and the larger #astronomy community. #ExploreAstronomy #TheGoodStuff
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Call for Applications: Education Mini-Grant Proposals Do you have expertise in #astronomy education that you'd like to share with the AAS community through a workshop? Consider applying to the AAS Education & Professional Development (EPD) Mini-Grant Program, which funds workshops that strengthen the education practices of AAS members! The AAS Education Committee is now accepting applications for the 2027 Cycle of the EPD Mini-Grant Program. Complete proposals for activities that will take place in calendar year 2027 should be submitted by 11:59 pm ET on Tuesday, 9 June 2026 to receive full consideration. Proposals submitted after this deadline may or may not be considered, subject to the availability of funds. https://ow.ly/9ltQ50Z2ihb 📷 Attendees during the EPD-supported Embracing Ungrading: Transforming the Classroom Experience workshop at the 246th AAS meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, June 2025. Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Phil McCarten 2025
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🚨 #AAS248 Call for Late Abstracts! To share your latest research with an audience of scientists at all career stages, submit your late abstract (for iPosters only) in one of more than 50 topical categories by 11:59 pm ET on 24 May. https://lnkd.in/dTmQvECj
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🎥 New AAS Journals video! Julianne Dalcanton (Flatiron Institute/University of Washington) discusses new Hubble imaging of 216 interacting galaxies from the Arp and Arp–Madore catalogs, revealing rich structures that will support future studies with JWST and ALMA. 📺 https://lnkd.in/dFqRCed3 The goal of this series is to connect authors with their article, their human story, and the larger #astronomy community.
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📢 Join the AAS Team! We are seeking a Journal Data Editor to join the other three Data Editors on the AAS Publishing Team. The Data Editor will maintain all aspects of editorial workflows for the various publications. Full job description: https://lnkd.in/dhB2t4nX
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🌕 The IAU Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public invites you to an online talk by Prof Joseph Silk on Tuesday, 19 May at 9:00 am ET, on the subject Telescopes on the Moon: The Future of Astronomy. The race to the Moon fascinates a large public all around the world. The aim of this talk is not to give a summary of all the past and future lunar missions, but to show why and how astronomers are interested in building telescopes on the lunar surface in the near future. This subject is interesting for all of us, for ourselves and also to be able to correctly answer the questions raised by the public. Please register to receive the link to participate in the on-line talk: https://ow.ly/GXw650YZtsr
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🎥 New AAS Journals Author Series video! Matija Ćuk (SETI Institute) & Maryame El Moutamid (SwRI) discuss simulations linking Saturn’s tilt, Titan’s orbital expansion, and the possible origin of Hyperion from debris after a collision with a lost moon. https://lnkd.in/eBteacPb The goal of this series is to connect authors with their article, their human story, and the larger #astronomy community. #ExploreAstronomy #TheGoodStuff
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🔭 Are you teaching physics or #astronomy at the college level and looking to strengthen your classroom practice? Registration is now open for the next Physics and Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute, which will be held in College Park, Maryland, 24–27 June. https://lnkd.in/dyesZ5et
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